Source: Erica Rogers, MICHIGAN FARMER, 10/15/18


Harvest season is upon us. With that in mind, many farms will be spreading manure, and pits will be agitated and emptied. Be alert of your surroundings when working around manure storages, as manure gases can quickly become overpowering. In June 2015, a father and son from Cylinder, Iowa, were both killed from manure pit gas at their Iowa hog facility. During a routine pumping of manure from one of the hog facility pits…

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